Malaya Tribune, 19 October 1946

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  • 55 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously i n Singapore, Kuala L umpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone Numbers: Editor aB J 3 Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 2005 [GHT PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1946 TEN CENTS. The Malaya
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  • 575 1 U.S. Not Willing To Yield To All Demands Reuter. WAS HINGTON, Oct. 18-The Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, in a broadcast tonight following his recent return from the Paris conference described himself as disturbed over the "continued if not increasing tension between
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  • 427 1 Reuter. Mac Free Kerr, Reuters Special Correspondent I moerg, Oct. 18 —After an stive tour ol Nuremberg C '1 B. C. Ar.drus. Chiei Officer. I am more tl an ever how Herman ng go! h~id of and conthe phial of potassium with which he commiteide
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  • 120 1 A.P. MOSCOW. Oct. 18 Two officials, one the vie -chairman and tne other the commercial director of the Moscow Regional Sewing and Fabric Repair Union, nave been executed for stealing upwards of 42.000 yards of cloths rrom the Soviet government. Announcing the executions, the publication Trud said
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  • 38 1 Reuter. BAGHDAD. Oct.. 11».— The Iran Ministry of Supply has lifted all restrict ion on imports and exports except the ban 0~. Jewish SjOOdft from Pales'i no called for by the Arab League last December. Renter.
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  • 23 1 The public holiday for Deepavali will be on Oct. 23 and not on Oct. 24 as previously gazetted, spates an official communique.
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  • 146 1 Two Chinese «u 'ir.cn who fought n pun uel n'h nolice party in Middle Road last rich shOi euu a < hinese > etei'tiv**. Both t-• pi "men es-aped. One of the punmen is known to hP wounded. as in the course cf a «run duel in
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  • 139 1 Reuter. TOKIO Oct. 18.—Hitler in 1941 told the Japanese Foreign Minis ter lomkc Matsuoka: '"Britain and RUSSia art eliminated. This period i fl unique in history for a joint action," the Soviet prosecution at the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Far East discloa-d this today
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  • 103 1 BATAVIA, Oct. 18.—A statement by Dr. Soetomoj. the *tranationalist leader in Eastern Java, denouncing the truce signed by the British, Dutch and Indonesian Republican representatives on. Monday, was broadcast by his radio station today, and was rebroadcast by the transmitter at Jogjakarta, the "Republican capital" of Indonesia.
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  • 55 1 The Queen taken the film of the world largest liner Her Maiestv the Queen took over charge of the Queen Elizabeth while she steamed at 30 knots off the coast of Arran during trialt in the Firth of Clyde recently Th, luxury liner is right HOW OH Us raid-en vovace
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  • 201 1 A.P. BANGKOK, Oct. 19.—An incredible tale of a "Hell ship" sufferings and ex:or [ion was told by passengers from the steamer Hong i cc which arrived in Bangkok yesterday from Swatow with 4,0i0 Chinese immigrants aboard. Th" vessel was ouui u> 1
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  • 70 1 Reuter. Colombo. Oct. 18 —As the result of a train strike, all long distance night mail trains from Colombo including that to Talaimannar. which is the connection to South India, were suspended to-day. Yesterday's train to Talaimannar is expected to start from Anuradhapura to-night. Strikers in the
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  • 137 1 Reuter. Washington. Or; 13. President Truman's press secretary, Mr Charles G. Ross, announced to-day that the letter about Palestine sent to President Truman by King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia had only just been received and the President had not yet read it. He did not
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  • 58 1 Reuter. ATHENS, Ocl is. Some 800 armed men attacked a motorised column of eenr'araierie pear Plata mo: a. SOUth-west f>f Salonika, bin were repulsed after a fierce Ehre»hour battle, it was Officially nouneod today Nine of the attackers were killed end several o hers wounded.
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  • 372 1 It is estimated that Singapore and the Union will be better off by about 1.500 tons of rice as a result of the temporary "freeing" of the rice market in Siam. Dealers there are to be allowed to sell in the open market three per
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  • 68 1 A.P. CAIRO, —Oct. Cairo was yesterday declared out of bounds to British troops and extra police precautions were taken, especially ■round the AJ A/.har mosque where thousands usually jrather for the noon services on Friday, the Moslem Sabbath. The absence from the country of Prime Minister
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  • 54 1 Reuter. TEHERAN, Oct. 18.—The announcement of the formation of a i new Persian Cabinet by Gavam es Sultanch. Persian Prime Minister, is expected in Teheran. Unusual i activity for a Friday—'he Moslem day of prayer —was observed at the i Royal Palace the Persian Foreijrn Office and
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  • 49 1 Reuter. RANGOON. Oct. 18. Burma's Interim Oovernmei I today decided lo lift ihe three-mootll-oM ban on the Cofnmnist Party an<i the Commu"ist Workers* Union in Burma. The Party, led by Thakin Soe. was banned because it was stated to constitute a "danger to public peace. —Reuter.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 83 1 WE BUY AND SELL ALSO ice Cars of Any Make Phone 4680, or Celebes Motor Co. ..2 Lavender Street, Singapore. GIAN SINGH'S DESIRE I TO LEAVE MEMOR V BEHIND BEFORE THEY CLOSE A FI LL NEW KHAKI TROUSER FOR FOR EITHER SEX LOOTED STOCK j Phone 2483 GIAN SIX*.II A
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    • 66 1 Correct Time A.nays! When your timekeepers are sei viced by experienced craftsmen with 28 years' reputation Give us a Trial Phone 7922 YICK WOH HINC 429, North Bridge Road. Singapore, (near corner of Middle Road> (Contractors to H.M. Forces since 1928). iThis firm has no connection whatsoever with any other
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  • 29 2 Mi. Wihiam Rodriques. are 63 :ts. p., sea away peacefully on 17.10.46 and buried on 18.10.46. Deeply regretted those dear to h;m w.-re not informed of his death.
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  • 95 2 I iits death has occurred of Madam On* K.nn Eng. age «0. wife j of me late Mr. Lim Eng Boon, at i M8A, Ou*ram Road at 6.45 p.m on' •7-10-46 She leaves behind *ix •"ons (Lim Ee Nin. Ee Thong. Ee Sum. Ee Toll. Ee Teik. and Ee Suan>
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  • 39 2 Th<> family of the late Mr. Chua Ptiig Yam wishes to convey cheir i.. urtfelt thr.nks to relatives and friend.* who so kindly attended his tuneral and ent wreaths, letters of iur doiencfs. and lent cars and i*>rrie6.
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  • 303 2 (By Our Own Correspondent). Prices quoted below are for Hcul weight except where, other- vise stated. Foodstuffs:— Yesterdays quotations were —"Me eho on": iiam $115, Indo-China $75; £edah $95. j Siam glutinous rice $115: Kedah glutinous rice $105. Siam rice milling $41. Rock Sugar: -Best quality
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  • 58 2 Reuter. JKRUSALKM. Oct. 17 —An unknown runnw* 1 toaigh <ho* an! seriously v ounde a British police inspector in lioad. Jerusalem Nc arrest has been nine. Tt eras later sta'e* .hat the shot police inspector died at midripht. local tune. Me Hi hen of ihe Sterngung
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  • 45 2 A.P. ROME, Oct. 18.-Informed sources at the Vatican said that the cremation of the bodies of Catholics among the executed Nazi leaders was "not approvable by the Catholic church." but it was doubtful the Holy See would make an official pronouncement on the case.- A.P.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 392 2 jT It I B U N E PRE -PAID 'CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Casual Advertisements: Wanted, Personal, Situations Vacant, Situations Wanted, For Sale. etc. at S&.00 per Insertion of 20 words, 15 cts. for every additional word. Public Notices Announcements: 13.6 C per single column tneb per Insertion. Domestic Occurrences: Death, Engagement,
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    • 786 2 I NOTICES CHING KENG LEE Company Limited Auction Sale of Valuable Singapore Town Properties To Be Held At Our Sale-Room, 9-C D'Almeida Street on Monday, 21st. Oct. 1946, at 2.30 p.m. tot 1. 999 Years* Leasehold land House Nos. 82. 82-A 82-B. Cecil Street, Area 902 Sq: Feet Monthly Rent
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    • 260 2 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF Large Quantity of Asbestos Cement Sheets, PHILIPS electric 'amp bulbs 1.100, 60 40 W.), "ITONIA" British-.Made dry battery cells. "WILLOW" tinned fruit cakes, umbrellas, waterproof wax vestas (matches), mirror?, assorted face powder, "TECTOR" sun goggles, REGENCY" brilliantine and cream frying pans, tin plates, enamelled trays, glass
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    • 736 2 r TRADE OPPORTUNITIES "IMPORT OF BENARES SAREES." We are largest manufacturers and I exporters of Benares Sarees, Brocades and Silk Printed Sarees and can send to Malaya, Singapore and other trading countries. We are holding export licence for limited quantities. Interested parties m.\y either send trial orders against let--1 ter
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    • 112 2 NOTICES GOVERNMENT TRADE SCHOOL SINGAPORE. An Instructor in Machine Drawing anri Mathematics is required for the Trade School. Singapore. Applicants should have a sound train! -if in a Technical College. Salary scale is SI .440 120A-2.400 bar 120A-3.000 p.a. plus Cost of Living Allowance. Applications satintr age and qualification! should
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    • 533 2 J SHIPPING I P.&O.and 8.1.5. N. COMPAnIeT P. O.S.N. CO.— s.s. SAMSORING for U.K. mr n p ort s.s. TREVETHEOE from U.K. for Hongkong Shanghai i n Port s.s. PORT FREDRICK from Karachi I n p ort s.s. BENALDER *rom U.K. for Hongkong l n Port s.s. SAMTRUTH from Karachi
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  • 295 3 (Tribune Staff Repcfrte*) Despite vi-orous protests against the enforcement of q le Merchant Shipping Ordinance on cciastal yes- i sel<; of 75 tons and below, hiffh authorities informed me yesterday *hat the Ordinance would come m operation next Wednesday, October 23. This
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  • 176 3 The following report has been received from the British Consulate at Bangkok showing the names of British subjects who c death was reported to the Consulate of Switzerland at Bangkok alter Dec. 8. 1941. and up to Mar. 31. 1946. During that period the
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  • 132 3 In recognition of their long and faithful service with the arm. five m mber s of the staff ?i the Nederlandsche HandelMaatschappij were each .pre lented with a gratuity by thmanager. Mr. J. H. Van der Laan. at a tea party held yesterday in
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  • 141 3 During the labour strikes in July, Lim Bah Bee (19), a s did many other labourers, went crab-hunting in Sonoko River, Sembawang. Lim Bah Bee got the crabs but did not bring them home. He was found drowned at 4.30 p.m. on July 25. on the bank
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  • 40 3 A treneral meeting of the Trdian Printer*' Atseeiation will he hold a* NO. 20. Kin-<? ttoad on Sunday !a* If* a.m. «harp. The meetirg aims at promoting unity a* d solirarity amonj; all member") of th« trade.
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  • 34 3 A.P. BRUSSELS, Oct. 18.-Prince Emanuele of Savoie Acsta Court of Turin ied 01 Oct. 16 at f he ape of 7".He came here in "uno after ♦he abdication of hit cousin, Kinc Vittorio Emmanuel.—A.P.
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  • 277 3 The Singapore Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union at an extraordinary meeting last night n solved to surest to the Government of SingapOK That the fairest way of distributing the second ali ment of textiles was by ration cards. •*lf Government considers it inconvenient
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  • 31 3 WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.--i Delays due to the maritime strike cut the Sept. shipments I of United States coal abroad to < T<631.000 gross tons, only 64.6 per cent of the total allocations.
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  • 118 3 Two clerks, Toy Ah Here ma M Voloo. employed at the 2:3 Bo.D No. 1 sub-depot. Bukit Timah Road, plea.lei guilty before Magistrate Ahmad bin Ibrahim yesterday, K> s charpe of theft of 61 brake hose assemblies, and 47 twelve-volt bulbi on Thursday. They were fined
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  • 95 3 Pleading guilty to a charge In the Third Police Court yesterday df theft ol one tyre and wheel from the Naval Base dockyard. Tai Hue Kai. was sentenced to three months' r.i. About 1 a.m. yesterday, two detectives saw a sampan near the Senoko Creek in
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  • 155 3 Four Chinese. Tan Ba Bi H5), Ycnp Ah Soon (27), Tan Eng BeOng (20). ard Koh Theim Quee (15), were committed to stand trial at -he Assizes on a charge of armed robbery, at the close of a preliminary Inquiry in the Second Police Court yesterday.
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  • 147 3 The Malayan Union Health I te'ligenee report states tha- 159 casts of small-po\ w( re reported from Trenppanu in the week ending Octoher 5. fhe epidemic is confine.' to a small Isolated area in the COMtal district of Besut neat the Tre ir-yanu-Kela' tan horder.
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  • 141 3 (Our Ou-n Reporter) Penang, Friday. There are no tourists on board the luxury liner "Queen of Bermuda" which paid her first post-war call at Penan? this morning. The majority of passengers were European women who are on their j \Y..v to rejoin husbands in
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  • 301 3 Death Of Thousands On Siam Railway: 2 More Japs To Die The Kudo Butai trial in which Major Kudo and 11 other Japanese members of the Butai. are on atrocity charges against civilian labourers employed on the construction of the Burma-Siam "death rail- way" and members of an Allied PoW
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  • 37 3 Mr 9 P. OaTrett, Trade Union Adviser, will speak on "Co-oper-ative Storey in Relation to the Community" at the Liberty Hall. 331 North Bridge Road, on Frij day next, at "5 15 p.m.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 178 3 MOOI THIEN F^STAURANT. Next to Jubilee Theatre. 336/338 A. North Bridge Road. SPECIALITY IN: Juvr. Chinese, i European Tiffi-i i Dinner JAVA DISHES: Gadc-Gcdo, Sate Ayam, Sate Kainbing. Sate Babi, Sate Lemboo. i-ried Tahoo eggs <a la Bandu nfl > Sambal gcreng daging. EVER\ SATURDAY: Chicken Curry Java Cakes. Paintehs
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 475 4 A very aggressive monkey wrench lias been thrown into the works of the owners and charterers of Singapore's small ships. A new governmen regulation to come into force on October :23rd requires ships of under 75 tons to carry a properly et refloated local trade master, a
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  • 794 4  -  By Francis Cooray LIKE trie oegging fraternity, hawkers have always been a prominent feature Of Malayan life. Before the Japanese invasion, their numbers were legion, but with the occupation of the country their number increased a hundred fold. This was directly due to
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  • 309 4 j Washing! in: Two United I States irmu.si.rks have conic oui ol the war with entirely changed complexions: lubber and aiumlniom. Both have vastly increased their productive capacity, shifted their basic economy, and are geared to abundant output—an output which is already oeginnlng to 'made new
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  • 92 4 Reuter. LAHORE. (Airmail):— Five htmirefl Punjab government employees, meeting here, decided to call on their 43.000 comrades In the province to stage a half-hour token §trike and, during this half-hour, :o recite this prayer: "God Almigh'y, show to the Punjab Government so that they may realise
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  • 209 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG Sir.—Kindly publi>h my article in your "Post-Bag" column of your wellknown evening paper. I am writing this article to put forward a sugg -stion for the forming of a Wireless Operators md Telegraphi>t Typists Union in Singapore. I note with admiration
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  • 141 4 Sir,—After the re-occupation, ihe pre-war bus company which operated from Kampar to various destinations started functioning except on the Kampar— Tronon Mines route. I understand that correspondence between Messrs. Tronoh Mines and the bus company concerned has bosn going on regarding the resumption of the Service, but
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  • 63 4 Sir.—The all important feast of Deepavali for the Hindus falls on Wednesday the 23rd October this year, but the Government has gazetted Thursday the 24th instant to be the Public Holiday for the festival. Would the authorities concerned investigate and rectify this at an early date to gladden
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  • 339 4 Sir. -I would like to reply to "Harassed Landlord's" complaint of chief tenants fleecing the subtenants of houses. I am a chief tenant of a house and my landlord is a woman. I am proud to say that I have taken no "tea money" from any of my
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  • 315 4 Sir,—After reading the letter by "A True Democratic Youth" 1 should say that he has misunderstood or misinterpreted Mr. Tan's speech at the Double Tenth meeting at Farrer Park. Mr. Tan pointed out that the government of a country is just like a limited liability company. The
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  • 785 4  -  By Peter Lovegrove Fifteen hundred sullen men under guard tramped from Colchester Station to Berechurch, and were brought to a halt in a wide field encompassed by barbed wire. The night was dark and the ground squelched with mud. There was no cover, and
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  • 89 4 Reuter. SYDNEY, (Ainasul). A wine production of 1.1.. ions for 1945 46 is pn the annual report of tk« Viticultural Council. Production last year ma gallons, and the previoa production was 20,456.311 3 1927. The report says the inert! ,a be attributed to rain in T r
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 53 4 Defective Eyesight neglect of correction, or corrected with improper glasses causes headache pain around the eyes; fatigue and discomfort upon use of the eyes for close work, Blur of print etc., To Relieve The Symptoms an accurate scientific examination by our Reiractionist is advisable. PIN FIX OPTICAL CO.. 142, South
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 43 4 STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By Ernest Hi, to the ancient inca Vi FORTRESS OF CU2CC vL\wWi\ THROUGH PIPES OF GOLD/ location AND SOURCE OF THE WATER v'\ ARE A MYSTERY/ ,../w.. V^A MORE SINGLE Y I ZJTA^\ OiE YOUNSCt? V MARRIED PtOPLC/ 1
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  • 222 5 (OUR OWN REPORTER) KUALA LUMPUR, FRIDAY. THE RICE MARKET HAS BEEN FREED TEMPORARILY. The government of Siam has decided to allow those declaring their stocks of rice for sale before the end of October, the right to export themselves (outside Government control, but
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  • 103 5 Reuter. CAIRO. Oct. 18.— King Ibn Saud's message to President Truman that he was "surprised" ment in support of Jewish imat the President's recent statemigraion appeared in all today's Arabic language papers here. King Ibn Saud claimed that the United States Government had given
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  • 41 5 DAMASCUS, Oct. 15.—Mohammed Ben Abboud. head of the Moroccaa delegation to the Arab League, coday handed a note to the Syrian Government} aslQing for thejr cooperation in the cause of Moroccan and North African Independence and admission to the Arab League.
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  • 223 5 A.P. it ><"AP authorities riving Ci any special suphe strOßgly conservative v. ment aftei British •!>■ Four-power < eameil I j|i i rougM th* question into scrutiny. i w Mrs. hahon Bait, the United v representative, at the 8 on OH '6. told the
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  • 48 5 A.P. ROME. Oct 17.—Rita Zucca. h broadcast as Axis Sally durthe war trying to wreck the m rale of the American troops in Italy and renounced her American citizenship in June. 1941. is not liable to United States treason charges, the U.S. Army said- A.P.
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  • 267 5 Reuter. LONDON, October 18- Field- Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, Chief of the Imperial Stan in 1941 until June this year, received decorations from tne King of Greece and the Prince Regent of Belgium "in recognition of his distinguished >eryiee> in the cause oi the Allies.
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  • 76 5 Reuter. MOSCOW. Oct. lb. The Second Session of the Supremr Soviet Russia's Parliamentwill meet tonight in th? Hall ot Assemblies inside the Kremlin The delegates—l.ooo members of the Supreme Soviet who were elected in every corner of the vast territory of the USSR last February—have been arriving
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  • 69 5 A.P. CAIRO. Oct. 18.—Two newspapers, the Saw El Imma. organ of the Wafdist party and the El Mosl Moun. which speaks for the Muslim Brotherhood Association, were confiscated by the police. Newspaper employees said the seizure was apparently ordered because of articles denouncing Prime Minister Sidky Pasha's trip
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  • 190 5 Reuter. SYDNEY, Oct. 17.—Deaf and dumb workers are in great demand with employers because they con centrate better on their work, are not distracted by noise and don't waste time talking. This wa s stated by the Secretary of the Sydney Deaf and Dump
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  • 115 5 A.P. PEIPING. Oct. 18.—Chinese Communist headquarters at Yenan tonight broadcast a virtual rejection of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's latest truce proposals. Details were not available. The Chiang offer was made two days ago through General Marshall, and U.S. Ambassador Dr. Leighton Stuart. Government troops
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  • 90 5 LAKE SU< CESS, New York. Oct. 17. —Belgium in note to the United Nations here today accused General Franco cf "complicity* 1 in preventing the arrest <<f Leoa Degrelle, fugi >ye Belgian Fascist leader wanted by Belgium in connection with treason charges. 'The Belgian rote provides the
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  • 244 5 Reuter. In principle it was un- derstood that the Turkish reply had been dratted along the same lines as the first Turkish answer to Russia on August 27. The suggestion of a join! defence of the Straits by Russia and Turkey was categorically rejected.
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  • 263 5 The conference is to be resumed on Monday. Tn the meantime the sub-com-mittee appointed to bring about a fire ur.oVr the terms of the agree trr.ce has been drawing up instructions to local military commanders and discussing the machinery for reducing the possibiOne important result of
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  • 51 5 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Oct. 17:—Local tea merchants have sent a delegation to Nanking to petition the Government for substantia! cash subsidies bo enable them to continue their xport business. They intend also asking for the resumption of trade with Soviet Russia on a large scale, the Chinese press reports.
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  • 107 5 Reuter. MOSCOW, Oct. 17 —The Soviet com- mentator Alexandrov in an article 'in the Soviet Party organ "Pravda" today declared that "over U'OO planes lent by the United States *o j the Kuomintanc <China Central Go- teruinent) are bombing Chinese i cities. i The Koomintang
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  • 147 5 Reuter. BERLIN, Oct. It.—Berlin railway authorities announced today that one of their fast Pullman trams wished during journey in the Boviet zone of Germany, the Bri-tish-controlled Berlin newspaper 'Telcgraf" reported. The authorities are wondering what to do about the collection of assorted dilapidated slow
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  • 69 5 Reuter. PARIS. Oct. 18.—All holders in Algeria of stocks more than 2 200 gallons of wine are required to declare them to the authorities by midday today under instructions from the French Food Minister, Mr. Yves Farge. These measures are a sequel to the unearthing of the
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  • 100 5 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Oct. 17:—Following the recent exchange of Japanese artificial silk for Chinese salt, the Chinese Government is now repored to have ordered 300 locomotives a~d 3.000 railway coaches from Japan in return for coal and iron. In this latest transation the Japanese originally demanded
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  • 56 5 A.P. LONDON, Oct. 17.—British Minister of Fuel Emmanuel Shinwill forecast drastic but unspecified action to reduce coal consumption if the present appeals for greater production and conservation fail. He told the of Commons that at least 100.000 more tons must be mined in Britain if it "is to face the
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  • 150 5 A.P. PEIPING, Oct. 18. The Chinese Communists answered the counter-offensive on the PeipingHankow railroad by tightening their siege of Paoting, surrounding another city and capturing a third. The Communists were reported to be moving against Paoting, beleaguered capital of Hopei province where they have trapped
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  • 89 5 Reuter. Poole Harbour. Dorset. Oct. 17.—Sidky Pasha. Egyptian Primp Minister, arrived here this afternoon. He was accompanied by All Marrei Bey. his chief of the Cabinet, and Ibrahim Abd el Hadi Pasha. Egyptian Foreign Minister. Later they lt*ft in a .special train for London where the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 382 7 \Hi I Million, i i*liloc*k Cheaply Reuter. Preston* Renter's Special Correspondent) Oct. lb.—Tne Combined XI was well on the Marylecjne rs when the three-days .nued here today, the second day, and lunch interval arrived Watt and Johnsjn c ue:her having taken the total to 382 for
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  • 110 7 Reuter. NEWMARKET, Oct. 17 honl Miiforci's great sprinter Hi)c\ Way. a five years did horse hy Fairwaj oa. of Honey Bnxxard, ran the finest race of his career to win ihe Champion Stakes here today Over line and a ouarter miles. Star i ii B—l,8 —1, Honey Way
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  • 149 7 (Our Financial Correspondents The market in general yesterday was dull, but there was a brightening of inquiries for tin shares from London. The prices at which London is prepared to buy are, however, too low to attract this market yet, though it is interesting to
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  • 66 7 The following is the text of an official communication received from the Siamese Minister for Foreign Affairs: 'The Siamese authorities are now prepared to return the British and Australian tin mines to their owners, and for this purpose the British and Australian concerns are requested to
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  • 230 7 Soccer giants of many years will be seen in action at Jalan Besar Stadium shortly when two veterans' teams meet in a match in aid of dependants ot footballers who died or are missing: as a result of the occupation. All player? in
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  • 173 7 Reports from Brunei show that the population is making every effort to grow more food to ease her own food problems. < The people are returning to their own districts and, in most areas, more land ha s been cleared and planted with hill padi. The
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  • 64 7 The following will play rugger for S.C.C. against the Royal Scots on the Padang this evening:—J. J. Bell; F. L. Moss, W. Mcßeath. J. M. Fulton, P. M. Seward; C. Milton, H. B. Wilson; J. M. McCarter, H. I. MacLennan. K. N. B. Wilson, P.
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  • 194 7 INDIAN ASSN. 3; RASC 0 Playing on the S.R.C. ground yesterday, the Indian Asoociati n Football XI defeated an Rft.SC XI by three goal* to nil. In spite of the heavy drizzle which continued to fall througaout the game, a keen struggle ensued and exchanges were
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  • 58 7 A.P. CANTON. Oct. 18. —Lt. Gen Hisakazu Taka, Japanese occupation governor of Hong Korg, sentenced to death on charges of war crimes here by a Chinese military court on Thursday, heard the verdict without the slightest visible sign of emotion. He was previously piven the same
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  • 56 7 WASHINGTON. Oct. 17 —Gen Henry Arnold, former chief ot th* U.S. Army Air forces, said the suicide of Hermann Goering, "was typical of the German mind.'" "Knowing the temperament of Goering I expected something like that to happen- He was very dramatic and always tried
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  • 841 7 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Since February 800 Cnmese seamen, who served in British ships aurinu ihe war and who were repatriated from Biitain, Xi ave passed througj Singapore. Some are local men while the majority first signed on in China. They were caught
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  • 446 7 The manner of arrest and detention of an "occupation" inspector--"methods which savour of the Japanese occupation" was severely criticised by defence counsel in a Singapore court yesterday. At the conclusion of the case, Pieis Prosper Webb, who said in his defence that he was
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  • 39 7 A.P. TRIESTE. Oct. 17.—Th? American freighter Cassius Hudson struck two mines off the Istrian Peninsula and was reported to be sinking with a cargo of 8.600 ton s of UNRRA coal. The crew was rescued. —A.P.
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  • 426 8 PAPER KITE (with note) FOUND NEAR PRISON Suicide Preparations By 6 Other Nazis Reuter. NUREMBERG, OCT. 18. A NEW MYSTERY HAS BEEN ADDED TO HERMANN GOERING'S SUICIDE IN HIS CELL IN NUREMBERG PRISON A FEW HOURS BEFORE HE WAS DUE TO BE EXECUTED. Security officials io-day disclosed
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  • 63 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON. <>«t. IS.—The United States Government has delivered ;i rote to riticising the Yugoslav Government for "lie use of "siave labour tastir s" against persons in their country ciaimirg io he American Hi" charge is ina«'e in a rote which was delivered by
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  • 80 8 St. Am rev. s Cathedral: 7 a.m. Holy Communion (Plain) 8 a.m. ho'.i! Kucharist 10.30 a.m. Matlins fo!' uvt'd by Holy Communion 11.15 am' 5.30 p.m. Evensong '.ri.-t < hurch: Dorset Road: 7 H< y ommunior. (Plain) S ,ii Choral Kvcharist ***** Hindustani Service 5 p.m. Fversonjr. St.
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  • 38 8 Reuter. ANKARA, Oct. 17.-The Turkish kish reply to the Soviet note of Septs 24 on the Dardanelles question, prepared by the Department of Foreign Affairs, was examined and approved at a meeting of the Cabinet Council today. Reuter.
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  • 66 8 A.P. Akwn. Ohio, Oct. IS.-U.S. i übbcr consumption in 1947 will be about 930.000 tons, Mr. John Collyer, President of Goodrich Company, predicted on Tliursday. This year's purchases a>e at the rate of 1.000.000 tons annually. 55'« hiaf'.er than 1940 and an all
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  • 80 8 Reuter. SHAGHAI, Oct. L7:—Establishment of 60 commemorative schools will highlight Shanghai's observance of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's 80th bitthdav on October. 30 The day will also see the launching of a scholarship fund and the unveiling of a bra-s statue of the Generalissimo on the
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  • 238 8 The Government of India have decided to charter a special ship to lake Indian repai ria es from Malaya to India at ihe rate of 3.0 )0 persons each month. In order to systematize the selection of repa riat.es for this boat the Represenative
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  • 130 8 A.P. NANKING. Oct. Am. Kissa cr Joh- Leigh ton sV uar t. adrlrcssinc Hanking rotariens, on Thursday proposer l the establishment of a *J ►rid state ;:s tho only permanent solution of 'lie pro Mem of maintaining international pea< He reach* I th > conclusion during hi«
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  • 133 8 Reuter. CANBERRA. Oct. 18. The Australian Minister for External Affairs, Dr. Herbert Evatt, is to go to Japan as soon as possible, it is authoritatively stated. It is pointed out that the visit to Japan by the Australian Prime Minister J. Chiffley after earlier disagreement
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  • 393 8 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Oct. 18. —With Harbn Nationalist forces, Chinese Communists gaged in converting the little known mudze, on the soirh bank of the Sung; 150 miles northeast of Harbin, into tin quarters and major operational base in according to reports received here. For some
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  • 67 8 Reuter. HAP PES' DEN, HERTS. Oct. 17. -Tiro Royal Ait Force truining planes; a Tiger and an Oxford Airspeed collided in mid-an- over Harpenden, filet*, today. The pilot of the Oxford, beJieved to be a Wing-Com-mander, was burned beyond recognition. His plane crashed .on a railway embankment, and
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  • 325 8 Reuter. TEHERAN. Oct. 17.—General Zeahedi. commanding the Persian garrison at Shiraz. announced In a communique from Shiraz. the capital oi the South Persian Province of Fars. that an agreement has been reached betw r en the Central Government representatives at Shiraz and Nazir Khan, the Quashqui
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  • 120 8 Reuter. PARIS, Oct. 17.-The Viet Nam bi anch of the French T.U.C today protected to the French Government and the World Federation of Trade Unions against the "resumed operations by French troops in Cochin China, and the "execution of Chinh Thang," Secretary of Viet Nam Worker-
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  • 112 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Maj. Gen. ArcniDald Arnold, retiring United States military governor ol the southern zone ol Korea, today gave President Truman a report on the Korean situation. He afterwards told reporters: "I told the President that Korea needs help. There is a tough situation there.
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  • 37 8 Reuter. LONDON Oct. IS.—Lord Sinha postponed his departs re for rndia tO("ay on account of the sudr'eti illness of Lady Si "ha. Lord a-w' Lady Sinha will now leave in about :i fortnight's tine.—Router.
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  • 76 8 Reuter. SYDNEY, O'Reilly, him mainstay of A\ ing, writing Morning Here' perative thai Test captain one bowler ~m Toshack of < long tough I make the Ens the way for "Walter Hai a pretty clear the M.C.C. hat batting team. I said that En I
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